“Stop the Drop” in K-12 enrollment: 3 steps to improve enrollment with the stories families tell
Written by Kate Pechacek When districts talk about enrollment, the conversation often turns quickly to numbers: projections, cohorts, competition, and funding formulas. But enrollment doesn’t begin on a spreadsheet, and […]
Staying on families’ RADAR
As teachers on break, we want to respect the space it affords students and their families to relax, but we also want to remain approachable to provide support until school resumes. In other words, we want to stay on families’ RADAR.
East Garner success story – How TalkingPoints serves as the bridge between Wake County Schools and families
TalkingPoints’ multilingual family engagement platform helps build relationships and increase engagement between students, teachers, and families Meet Wake County and East Garner Magnet Middle School Wake County is the largest […]
Racing to scale during a pandemic
Written by TalkingPoints Tripling the reach of one’s service in just four months — from 500,000 to 1.5 Million — would be impressive and rewarding for anyone. But for TalkingPoints, […]
Celebrating 5 years of impact with TalkingPoints
Written by TalkingPoints This month we celebrate five years of driving family engagement to improve educational outcomes for some of our country’s most vulnerable students. We are so grateful for […]
Teacher spotlight: How TalkingPoints facilitates family engagement and student success during Distance Learning
Meet Jennifer Jennifer McGraner is a junior high English Learner teacher in Pickerington School District in Pickerington, Ohio. Pickerington Schools is a diverse district with over 500 ELs speaking more […]
Engaging families across languages during remote learning: Translating challenges into success at Academy of World Languages (AWL)
Across the country, families and educators alike faced an abrupt and challenging transition to remote learning this past school year. The staff at Academy of World Languages (AWL), a magnet […]